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1945—U.S. drops atomic bomb on Japan; World War II ends eight days later

1950-53—Korean War

1954—Supreme Court declares segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education

1956—President Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, signs Interstate Highway Act.  Created massive government investment in road building and disinvestment in American downtowns and public transportation

1957—USSR launches Sputnik, beginning of Space Race

1960—John F. Kennedy elected 35th President of the United States

1961—Birth Control Pill becomes commercially available, sexual revolution begins

1963—Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

1964—Civil Rights Act of 1964

1964—Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving tremendous power to make war to the presidency, significantly ramps up American involvement in Vietnam

1964-1968—President Johnson, 36th President of the United States, launches his Great Society, including establishment of Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, and dozens of other programs intended to lift Americans out of poverty

1965—Voting Rights Act of 1965

1968—Super Bowl I ignites sports revolution

1968—Assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tennessee

1969—Americans land on moon

1969—Woodstock music festival in New York

1970—Environmentalism becomes prominent; first Earth Day protests, creation of Environmental Protection Agency to enforce increasing number of environmental laws and regulatory agencies

1973—Roe v. Wade legalizes abortion

1977—Apple introduces Apple II, the first prominent personal computer

1978—California passes Proposition 13, drastically cutting property taxes

1980—Ronald Reagan elected as 40th President of the United States

1989—Fall of Berlin Wall heralds end of Cold War

1991—Breakup of USSR

1991—First Gulf War begins period of long-term American military involvement in the Middle East.

1992—William Jefferson Clinton elected 42nd President of the United States

1992—creation of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), expands both globalization and outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs abroad

1993—Internet becomes prominent

1994—Republican Party wins massive gains in Congress, Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich issues “Contract with America”

1994—California voters pass Proposition 187, designed to deny undocumented migrants all state services, leads to backlash against Republican Party and makes California a Democratic stronghold based upon Latino votes.

2000—Renewal of Christian Faith and growth of evangelical churches within America

2000—Supreme Court declares George W. Bush 43rd President of the United States
 
2001—terrorists attack the United States, over 2000 dead, begins “War on Terror,” invasion of Afghanistan, etc

2003—President George W. Bush orders invasion of Iraq

2003—Latinos pass African-Americans as nation’s largest minority group

2007—Global recession begins with no immediate end in sight

2008—$700 Billion Bank Bailout enacted

2008—Barack Obama elected as 44th President of the United States

2009—Cap and Trade Bill H.R.2454 introduced in Congress

2009—$1.2 Trillion Federal Stimulus Programs enacted

2009—National Health Care Reform Bill passes House

2010—National Health Care Reform Bill passes Senate

2010—Sleeping giant awakened.  Grass-roots citizens’ movement wrests power from political ruling class as it begins its campaign to “Take Back America!”